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I think everyone has their go-to Kite, Me included, but each of my 6 Kites are different, My two recent purchases, both Talons one a UL and the other a Standard, they both respond in a different way, the standard is much quicker in response, I also have two WM Standard, one a custom sail and the other a Production sail, they also are different in their responses. So do you really ever have the right kite?

In the right winds my Soul fits the bill, but that doesnt stop me trying new stuff, or pulling something else out of the bag just for the hell of it.I still havent quite nailed a SUL or vented yet despite having a number of really close attempts.

Its not always about a kites capability with me either, its often more intangible than that.Pulling off a series of tricks with my QPro SUL always gives me a bigger smile than the same thing with my Exile for example.Hard to explain, its probably just me.

I know exactly what you mean with the Qpro SUL and Exile. The Exile almost give some tricks up compared to the QPro. I'm sure it has some to do with the difference in mass and the fact the SUL was designed as a comp kite. The SUL requires very precise inputs and I don't have them all the time, where the Exile is more forgiving. So I know what you mean when you nail a series on the SUL, it feels like I'm actually "getting" this kite stuff.

IMHO, I do not think there is a perfect kite except for a given wind condition and a given set of tricks. The problem with a perfect kite is the perfect pilot. Maybe the perfect kite is 20% the kite and 80% the pilot. If you don't know how to do a JL. If you fly a Talon, DS, QPro or a Beetle, you still can't do a JL. The pilot who can do a JL on a beetle can probable after 5 min will be able to do a JL on any of the other kites.

Yes, some kite seem to work better for you than others, but that is the easy way out. Learn to feel what the kite is trying to tell you and you can fly any kite.

I finished my purchases after my full set of Widow Makers...but then along came the new Infinity and I made the mistake of flying it. The Infinity now has room next to my WM's in the A bag and I have to look between the two and scratch my head trying to figure out which one I want to put in the air.

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